All Obituaries

  Jeffrey Stephens Murphy, Sr., 49, of Tifton passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 26th at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Terrell Roberts and Rev. Cory Thompson officiating. Interment to follow in Landmark Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday evening, May 25th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral...

Sherri Lynn Tatum Childs, 43, died on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 in Tifton, Georgia. The family will receive friends on Friday, May 25th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors. Ms. Childs was born October 3, 1974 in Irwin County, Georgia to Sammie Charlene Elixson Tatum and the late Douglas Tatum.  She was a homemaker and had lived in Irwin and Tift County all of her life. She graduated in 1993 from Irwin County High School. Ms. Childs...

Victor Manuel “Chico” Velez, 68, of Tifton passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. Mr. Velez was born May 25, 1949 in Humacao, Puerto Rico to the late Eugenio Velez and Maria Collazo. He was an agricultural worker and had lived in Tifton since 1979. He had worked in agriculture all of his life. He loved his family especially his grandchildren and was a devoted...

Mrs. Opal Watson Smith, 91 of Tifton passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 1:00 P.M. in the Memorial Chapel of First Baptist Church with Rev. John Hughes officiating. Interment will follow in Oakridge Cemetery.  The family will receive friends before the service from 12:00 – 12:45 P.M. at the church. Eddie Barnes, Mike Barnes, Jack Watson, Sr. Thad Fulford, Simmy McKeown,...

Zeni Marie Travis, 47 of Cottonton, AL formerly of Tifton passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2018 at Tift Regional Medical Center. The family will receive friends at Albritton Funeral Directors May 17th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. A private memorial will be held at a later date. Zeni was born May 19, 1970 in East Point, Georgia. She was married to Billy Travis of Cottonton, AL. She graduated from Tift County High School in 1988 and joined the United States...

Vivian Gaskins, 91 of Tifton passed away on Monday, May 14, 2018 at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 16th at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Benjy Varnell officiating. Interment will follow in Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00 to 2:45 p.m. before the service. Pallbearers will be Robley Smith, Mike Smith, Chris Cutler, Lee Browne, Britt Barrineau and Bobby...

    Mary Louise Tygart Woellert, 99 of Brunswick formerly of Tifton passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018 at her daughter’s residence in Brunswick. Graveside services will be held, Monday, May 14th at 11:00a.m. in Tift Memorial Gardens with Rev. Terrell Roberts officiating. Interment to follow in Tift Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Woellert was born August 29, 1918 in Nashville, Georgia to the late Robert W....

Mrs. Nancy Carolyn Dorman Chappell, 64 of Tifton, died Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Regency Medical Center in Macon.  The family will hold a visitation and memorial remembrance service at the home of Mark and Gail Barnard at 5:00 P.M. on Saturday, May 12, 2018.. Mrs. Chappell was born November 24, 1953 to the late Joe and Helen Sumner Dorman in Tift County.  Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Ronnie Wayne Chappell, one brother and...

Donald Cleveland “Don” Dove, Sr., 68, of Tifton passed away on Monday, May 7, 2018 at his residence. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, May 10th at 6:00 p.m. in Albritton Funeral Directors chapel with Rev. Todd Garner and Rev. Bruce Brookshire officiating. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening May 9th from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Honorary pallbearers will be Darrell Waites, Brady Sumner, Donnie Roberts, John Hicks, David...

    Mattie Lou Gregory St. John, 91, of Tifton passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Tifton Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 5th at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Steve Davis officiating. Interment will follow in Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends before the service from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. at the funeral...